Restoring Healthy Developmental Trajectories for Sexually Exploited Young Runaway Girls: Fostering Protective Factors and Reducing Risk Behaviors
Journal of Adolescent HealthPublished 4 August 2009Open access
Elizabeth Saewyc, Laurel Edinburgh
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RIP appears to be a promising intervention for restoring sexually abused runaway girls to a healthy developmental trajectory by reestablishing protective factors, reducing trauma responses, and lowering risk behaviors that are common sequelae of sexual violence.
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This appears to be a promising intervention for restoring sexually abused runaway girls to a healthy developmental trajectory.
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